The next morning, I woke up early, feeling dizzy and dry, walked to the yard, saw half a bottle of Sprite on the long table, I unscrewed the lid, raised my head, and drank it.

Brother Scumbag walked out with a cigarette in his mouth, looked at me and said: "You do a good job of waterproofing the warehouse today, and then notify the people of the decoration company to come over, and rush the construction period as far as possible, I will return home tomorrow morning, you use more snacks here, after all, it is the shop that you have worked so hard to open." ”

I nodded and whispered, "When will you come back after the New Year?" ”

"It is estimated that it will be the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the house at home will have to be fought inside and out."

Brother Scumbag said lightly, his sudden departure made me lose my backbone, and I instantly felt how little power I had alone.

I licked my lips and drank the half bottle of Sprite, my throat was as dry as the sun, I walked to the pool, took half a scoop of water, and drank it all to relieve my thirst.

"Then I'll send you tomorrow."

I threw the scoop into the bucket, looked at the scumbag and said.

"No, you're busy, I'll take a taxi by myself."

Brother Scumbag snuffed out his cigarette, stood up and began to prepare breakfast.

Qin Yi yawned and walked out, his cheeks as white as paper had a very deep tired countenance, his eyes were blank, and he was extremely tired, as if he had not slept all night, and as if he had just recovered from a serious illness, and his expression was extremely haggard.

"What's wrong with you, your face is so ugly."

I sat on the bench, lit a cigarette, and felt a little worried when I saw Qin Li's languishing expression.

"Brother, I want to go home for the Spring Festival."

Qin Yan rubbed his eyes and muttered, like a little boy who had not grown up, homesick and eager to go home.

"Yes, it just so happens that Brother Scumbag will return tomorrow, you two can go together."

I stood up, walked over to the kitchen cabinet, picked up a cucumber, and ate it with gusto.

"But I'm afraid you won't be able to do it alone."

Qin Li thought about it for me once, and I saw a trace of guilt on his face, so I comforted him and said: "You just have to go back, and besides, the decoration of the store doesn't need my help, it's all the work of the decoration company, I just go a few times to catch up with the progress." ”

After hearing this, Qin Li's expression was much soothed, but when he thought of the unsmiling home, he was a little sad, and the scumbag brother seemed to see his thoughts, so he said lightly: "If you are homesick, go back early, and say hello to Xue Yao before leaving, you can't be wandering outside for the rest of your life." ”

Qin Yan nodded noncommittally.

At this time, my mobile phone rang, I picked it up to check, it was Qin Xiaolan calling, and after answering, I heard her hoarse voice.

"Hey, do you need my help today?"

I thought for a moment and whispered, "No, I've worked hard for you." ”

She yawned a long time and said lightly, "Aren't you going home for the New Year?" ”

I shook my head bitterly and whispered, "I can't go back, there are too many things in the store here." ”

"After you pay the money, let the decoration company do the construction by yourself, and you don't have to worry about it, just go home with confidence."

"How can it be done, if you don't look at the point, it's easy for them to cut corners and deal with things."

Brother Scumbag boiled three salted duck eggs, steamed a few steamed buns, boiled a pot of radish soup, brought it to the table, and he motioned for me to hurry up and eat.

I nodded and said into the phone, "Xiaolan, when are you going back?" ”

"I'm going back after work these days, you take care of yourself."

"Got it."

Hanging up the phone, I saw Qin Yan holding the mobile phone, as if he was chatting with Zhang Xueyao, his already gloomy expression revealed reluctant attachment and lovesickness.

Brother scumbag sat on the chair, obscure, his thin and thin body was a little rickety, on the eve of parting, even if he was reluctant in every way, he couldn't escape the call that blood was thicker than water.

This breakfast was unprecedentedly depressed and silent, Qin Yan looked at me and said, "Brother, I don't want to go to the store today, if I leave tomorrow, I want to accompany Xue Yao more." ”

I took a bite of the steamed bun and nodded slightly, usually playing and making trouble, several partings, several separations, there was an indescribable feeling, disturbing my mind.

After breakfast, Qin Li began to take out a lot of dirty clothes, and when he saw the old washing machine, he frowned and said, "Brother, can't you buy a fully automatic washing machine?" This can't be washed clean. ”

I gave him a blank look and said disdainfully: "I can't wash it by hand, this washing machine is still left by the landlord." ”

Qin Tong sniffled, brought a large laundry basin, took a large bucket of water by the pool, poured it into the basin, took the small maza, and began to wash the clothes.

I looked at Brother Scumbag and said, "Brother Scum, don't go to the store today, prepare at home." ”

"There's nothing to prepare, the clothes have already been washed, and your warehouse needs to be waterproof today, no one can look at it."

Brother Scumbag lit a cigarette and walked back to the basement, Qin Yan glanced at me, and said lightly: "Brother Scumbag is so good to you, when you make a lot of money in the future, you can't forget his kindness." ”

"You still need to say it."

I laughed dryly and rubbed his hair.

"When are you going to come back?"

I crouched down beside him and sighed when I saw the water in the laundry tub turn inky black.

Qin Yan pursed his lips and said thoughtfully: "I don't know yet, maybe I will come back on the second and third days of the first month." ”

"Go back and talk to your parents, especially about buying a house in this city, don't be rash, don't quarrel, you know?"

I patiently instructed him, and I don't know when I would tell others as well.

Qin Yan nodded noncommittally, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at me and said, "If my parents don't agree to buy me a house, I will never go back." ”

"What you said is angry, relatives are broken bones and tendons, I don't believe that there are cold-blooded parents, and they will definitely not see you sleeping on the street in a different place."

I stood up, walked to the bench and sat down, and saw that the big laurel tree in the corner of the courtyard had become lush again, the lush crown of the tree swayed in the wind, and the branches were covered with emerald green leaves.

Brother Scumbag changed his clothes, walked out of the basement, looked at me and said, "It's past eight o'clock, let's go quickly." ”

"Where to go first?"

I scratched my hair, and before the scumbag left, I felt a little powerless.

"Didn't you contact the waterproof?"

Brother Scumbag glanced at me, and said hoarsely: "You let the waterproofing person come over for construction today, and then notify the people from the decoration company to come over too, give them the decoration drawings, and start construction together." ”

I nodded, took out my mobile phone, and called the decoration company, they said they would come in the morning, and I called the waterproof one again, no one answered at first, I was a little surprised, I kept calling, and the other party finally answered the phone.

"Hey, who's that?"

A lazy voice came from the phone, with a slight anger of dissatisfaction in it.

I frowned and whispered, "I asked you to do waterproofing yesterday, can you come over for construction today?" ”

He yawned and replied, "Yes, come and pay first, and I'll give you a receipt." ”

"Okay, I'll be right over."

After hanging up, I muttered softly, "Why does this person look like he can't wake up every day." ”

Brother Scumbag looked at me and said, "How is it?" Can construction start today? ”

"I've got to go and pay the money first."

I stuffed my phone into my pocket, grabbed my car keys, and walked out of the yard.

After paying the money, I told the address to the person who did the waterproofing, and then returned to the store with the scumbag brother, the person from the decoration company arrived early, the leading man looked at my decoration drawings, and said with a worried face: "Young man, although your decoration style is fashionable and avant-garde, but it is also very time-consuming, after all are done, it will take at least a month, and our workers are also going to take a holiday." ”

Brother I and I glanced at each other, but there was no word, and when the man saw this, he said softly: "You might as well decorate the house on the second floor first, and after the Spring Festival, you will decorate the commodity store downstairs." ”

"No, I'm going to open for business after the New Year."

I said anxiously, I never thought that the construction period would be so time-consuming.

The man laughed dryly, patted me on the shoulder and said, "You go out now and ask, which decoration company is in a hurry to build the construction before the year, we can finish the renovation of the residence on the second floor, we have done our best, you can go home for the New Year, you don't have to stare here, we will take pictures for you to confirm after we do a good job of the room on the second floor." ”

I hesitated for a moment, looked at him and said, "Okay, I'll give you the key." ”

The man nodded, went to the second floor again, carefully examined the layout of the room, glanced down at the artwork from time to time, and after a moment, he whispered, "Okay, I'll let the workers come over today." ”

Brother Scumbag pulled me aside and said lightly: "If the decoration of the commodity store can't be done, will Du Chenyu blame you?" ”

I smiled bitterly, looked at him and said, "I'll explain it to him." ”

Here comes the waterproofing, there are four workers in total, driving a green pickup truck with various waterproofing materials and ladders in the body.

I took them to the storehouse in the courtyard, and a very tall, thin young man was their leader, he set up a ladder, climbed to the roof, frowned, and said, "The waterproofing that I used to make is rotten, and I need to take it all off, and all the goods in the warehouse must be transferred out, otherwise a lot of dirt and muddy water will fall." ”

I sighed, and when I saw the mountains of clothing piled up in the warehouse, I was a little less calm.

The man climbed down the ladder, glanced at the storeroom, and said lightly, "We can help you move, but it needs to be added a little more." ”

I lit a cigarette and thought to myself, if I wanted to finish the waterproofing sooner, it wouldn't matter if I spent a little more.

It took about two hours, a few of us moved the clothes back to the first floor of the store, I was tired and sweaty, my legs and feet were sore, and the scumbag brother said with a bad smile: "You just lack exercise, your body is too weak, and it is always good to exercise more." ”

I wiped the sweat from my forehead, and saw another truck driving in front of the store, full of decoration materials, and a bricklayer-like man jumped out of the car, opened the box, and began to unload the goods.

"You're the owner, aren't you?"

He hugged a box of baseboards and walked slowly into the store, and I heard that his accent was very similar to my own, so I followed him and asked softly, "Dude, too, is a northerner?" ”

"yes, but I've been here for years."

He put the footboard at the top of the stairs, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and continued: "When I just got off the train, I had 32 yuan left in my pocket, I squatted in the waiting room for three days, and then found a place to eat and live, and I got up early every day to work late at night, and I worked for six years, during these six years, I married a wife and had children, paid the down payment for the house, and now my life is not as difficult as before." ”

He walked to the truck again, looked at me and said, "Life won't be bad forever, just like the advertising slogan says, good days come out of struggle, as long as you believe that you can do it, you can really do it." ”

After I listened, I was full of melancholy, full of emotion, savored it, and felt that I was really happy, with the company of beautiful women, the expectations of friends, and the blessings of relatives, life really will not be bad all the time, as long as you have the courage, dare to pay, grit your teeth, belong to you, time will slowly give you.