400 Hard Years (11)
Brother Lin didn't say hello before leaving, and he didn't know how to read, so he took the address and asked for directions, and it took a lot of time to find the right place.
Lin Xiaoxiao was not at home during the day, he knocked on the door for a long time and there was no movement in the house, so he had to sit at the door and wait.
This is not to blame him, it is Lin Xiaoxiao who says to the two children every day, don't talk to strangers, don't open the door to strangers, don't run around during the day, there are many bad people who catch children outside.
The eldest girl was playing with Niuniu in the house, and when she heard the knock outside, she didn't hear it, Lin Xiaoxiao had an explanation.
Brother Lin sat on the ground and took out the pancakes that were already cold in the baggage, he slowly gnawed one bite at a time, there was no water in his hand, and no matter how slow he gnawed, his throat was still dry.
He waited until Lin Xiaoxiao got off work before entering the door.
Lin Xiaoxiao got off the tram and bought a 100-fruit rice cake when she passed by the dim sum shop, which happened to be the main dish for breakfast tomorrow.
She carried something and looked at the crowd at the door of the house from a distance, she thought it was a homeless man, took a brick and slowly approached in her hand.
The more she looked at the brick, the more wrong it became, how could there be a neatly dressed homeless man, knowing that it was not a homeless person, her heart was tighter, what did this person want to do when he blocked the door.
Before Lin Xiaoxiao could see that face clearly, the person sitting on the ground suddenly raised his head from his knees, and stood up happily when he saw her.
"Laugh." Brother Lin waited for a long time, and suddenly stood up and his legs were numb.
"Big brother." Lin Xiaoxiao recognized Brother Lin before throwing the brick in his hand on the ground.
Brother Lin looked at the bricks on the ground: "This place you live in is not safe?" Got a bad guy beating you up? ”
Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at him angrily: "Since the soldiers entered the city, where did the bad guy come from, you sat at the door, I looked at it from a distance and thought you were a bad guy." ”
"I've been waiting all day, knocking on the door and there is no response, I don't sit here and wait, where can I go." Brother Lin touched the back of his head and said.
"You knocked on the door and didn't respond, so you didn't shout a few times?"
"No, who am I calling?"
Lin Xiaoxiao didn't know whether to say that Brother Lin was stupid or honest, "You call the big girl, I'll go to work, and the two sisters must be at home." ”
Brother Lin said angrily: "Why didn't the eldest girl open the door at home, causing me to wait at the door for a long time." ”
"Dad, my aunt said that you can't open the door to strangers, and you knocked on the door and didn't call anyone, how do I know who you are." The eldest girl came out of the house and said.
"Okay, don't blame the big girl for this matter, big brother, you can only blame yourself."
Brother Lin didn't want to educate his daughter in front of his sister, so he just said suspiciously: "Xiaoxiao, is the gate closed all day and night in this city?" ”
"Yes. The city is not our village, every household knows the roots, and the gate is open. My gate is open every day, not to mention thieves, and there are many people who want to come and fetch water. ”
"It's okay for me to be at home, but I don't feel at ease with only two children at home, and besides, you can see that every house around me is closed. Those who don't have a well can go to the public well in the alley to fetch water, just two more steps. ”
After Lin Xiaoxiao explained the difference between the city and the village, she asked the eldest girl to take Brother Lin into the house, and she wanted to go into the kitchen to cook.
"Big girl, you pour a cup of tea for your father, bring the snacks at home, and talk to your father, I don't need your help to light the fire."
Brother Lin handed the Qingtuan made by Sister-in-law Lin to the eldest girl: "This is what your mother made for you, your favorite Qingtuan." ”
It is true that the eldest girl used to like to eat the Youth League the most, but she has eaten a lot of good things after entering the city, and she doesn't like the Youth League so much now. However, she still remembered Lin Xiaoxiao's words, and knew that it was her mother's heart, so she happily took the thing.
Brother Lin couldn't sit still in the house, he wanted to see the house, and he also wanted to see the house where the eldest girl lived.
"Dad, don't move around." The eldest girl didn't want Brother Lin to look at her house, she had been educated by Lin Xiaoxiao and understood that guests should not walk around without the consent of the host. What's more, she feels that she is already a big girl, and her house is not easy for outsiders to visit.
"You girl, I can't take a look." Brother Lin didn't expect that the eldest girl had only been in the house for a few days, and she would become stinky and exquisite. He is her old son, and he wants to see her house, but he is not worried that she is not doing well.
"Dad, don't you worry about my aunt, I'm delicious here."
This is in Lin Xiaoxiao's house, and Brother Lin doesn't care much about his daughter, but instead teases his niece: "Niuniu, come here." ”
"Uncle!"
"Niu Niu, do you want to have a snack?" Brother Lin pointed to the dim sum on the table.
"Dad, you drink tea, you can eat this snack yourself, but don't give it to Niuniu." The eldest girl picked up the teacup and handed it to Brother Lin.
Brother Lin hadn't drunk water all afternoon, and he had been thirsty for a long time, so he forgot about his thirst when he saw Lin Xiaoxiao was too excited. The eldest girl brought the tea to hand, and he drank it in one gulp.
"Why?" Brother Lin asked after drinking.
The eldest girl sighed and said, "Dad, Niuniu can't eat too many sweets, she has already eaten it today, and it will be super if she eats it again." ”
"I don't eat it." Lin Xiaoxiao secretly saw the terrible pictures of Niuniu after the rotten teeth, which scared Niuniu. She was very obedient after this, and she insisted on not touching what she was not allowed to eat.
Brother Lin was stunned, this sweet tooth can still be eaten, the children he has seen only can't eat enough, the big Mao and Ermao at home can eat no matter how much they hear, how can they eat like the big girl and Niuniu can still look at good things and don't eat them.
He looked at the sensible appearance of the two children, thought about the appearance of the eldest girl in the village before, and felt that the feng shui in the city was really supportive, and he also thought about finding a job in the city.
Brother Lin looked at the sumptuous meal, and said in a heartfelt manner: "Xiaoxiao, you are wasting money again, this meal is too good, and I am not an outsider, so I don't need to entertain them." ”
"Big brother, except for the fish I bought before I went to work, the eggs are raised by myself, and the vegetables are grown in the yard, so a meal doesn't cost much."
"Then you should save a little, you still have a child to raise. The big girl eats and drinks all under your control, and you make clothes for her, I am already very sorry in my heart. ”
"Big brother, if you don't come, I'll do the same thing, don't you believe the big girl."
Brother Lin turned his gaze to the eldest girl: "Dad, really, my aunt cooks dry food every day, and I have gained weight." ”
Lin Xiaoxiao cooks rice with coarse grains every day, and sometimes cooks sweet potato rice and pumpkin rice, but three meals a day are dry rice, unlike porridge often drunk in his hometown.
"Xiaoxiao, is it really that good in the city?" Brother Lin heard that he could eat dry rice for three meals a day, and he couldn't believe it when he was moved.
"Big brother, if you come here this time, stay a few more days, and you can see for yourself if the city is okay. I think the city is good, and it will be convenient for Niuniu to go to school in the future, and it is only 500 meters away from this alley to the school. ”
The factory where Lin Xiaoxiao works is in the south of the city, she plans to take Brother Lin to the north of the city to find a job, there are many factories there, it is easier to find a job, and she doesn't have to worry about Brother Lin knowing her current situation.
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