Cheng Jiahua really found a job to do.

He didn't believe it at first, but every day he looked at him ready to go, looking like he was doing something, it didn't look like he was lying. Later, she followed him a few times, and she was relieved to see him enter the construction site, wearing a helmet, his face covered with dust, running around among the various iron shelves. It's just that this stable situation has not been half a month later, and as soon as Cheng Jiahua has money in his hand, he can't control himself from running to the mahjong parlor. He Tu originally hoped that he would come back with some salary to ease the family's urgency, but the hot money in hand was sent to the mahjong restaurant by him. He couldn't be angry, but he was helpless, and told him many times that there was almost no rice and noodles at home, and he was just perfunctory for a while, and he went to gamble the next day, and there was no sign of turning back. Forced by Hetu, he dug in his pocket for a long time, took out a few crumpled banknotes, patted Hetu, and said angrily: "Take it!" It's not bothering to ask for money every day! Then he turned and walked away. He had reached the point of hopelessness, He Tu could see clearly, she silently picked up the money, stood there for a while, dragged her tired body to buy rice and noodles, but with that little money, she couldn't buy much, and it didn't take long for the rice jar at home to bottom out again, and the family fell into the miserable situation of eating this meal again.

Cheng Jiahua's friends around him were all borrowed by him, so that there were more people who came to the door every day to ask for accounts, and sometimes they could come two at a time, and when the two creditors met and communicated, they all came together with a feeling of sympathy for Hetu, and asked for money from Hetu, anyway, they couldn't find Cheng Jiahua. She had dealt with them, and she had to worry about who to borrow money from for the next month, and she didn't have many friends, and she had already borrowed them one by one, and she couldn't remember who else to borrow money from. Sometimes when she was in a daze, she would suddenly think of Xiuhan, but she was decisively driven out by this thought, and she refused to say anything to Xiuhan, let alone borrow money from Xiuhan. Then the only ones left are their own homes and in-laws' houses. She has also been to her in-laws' side once or twice, but as soon as the words appeared, she was blocked back by her mother-in-law, complaining about the recent bad luck, the family's economic tension, coupled with soaring prices, and some of them can't support it. I only borrowed money from my parents, but every time I called, I always didn't know how to speak, listening to my father's somewhat old voice, her words always turned around in her throat, and then returned to her stomach, and finally hung up the phone, she was distressed and regretted. It's been so hard to support for a month, the weather is getting colder and colder, the electricity bill at home can't be paid, the electricity has been off for a long time, the stove is using the cheapest charcoal, just like that, the charcoal in the charcoal room is getting less and less, and it doesn't take long. In such a situation, watching the two children running around and playing in the candlelight, Hetu only felt as if a cold northwest wind had been poured into his heart, and his whole body was leaking cold air.

That night, Hetu was digging out the last bit of rice in the rice bowl, cooking a pot of gruel, and taking care of the two children to eat. She was washing the dishes in the dim candlelight, when she suddenly heard the large iron door that was hidden open and a loud noise came in. He Tu was stunned, put down the rag probe in his hand and looked outside, only to see Cheng Jiahua walking in with several people, talking and laughing, those faces were unfamiliar to her, and she had never even seen them. He Di didn't know that there were guests coming in the evening, so there was a bit of a mess in the house, she hurriedly took two steps outside and asked Cheng Jiahua, "These are-"

Cheng Jiahua turned his head to look at her, did not answer her words, but looked at the light bulb above her head, and asked impatiently, "There is no electricity at home?" Haven't you paid your electricity bill yet? ”

He Tu opened his mouth and was about to ask him about not paying money to his family, but Cheng Jiahua suddenly seemed to remember, found a few banknotes from his pocket, stuffed them into Hetu's hand, and said, "I can't do anything at all!" Hurry up and pay the electricity bill tomorrow! With that, he turned and walked towards the people, and with another enthusiastic smile on his face, he beckoned to them, moved a large table in the living room to the middle of the living room, and put together a few chairs, and let them sit around.

He Tu looked at them inexplicably, clutching the money in his hand tightly. She wanted to see what they were going to do, but they spread a piece of cloth on the table, which was still ready to be used to sew mattresses, otherwise it would be cold, there would not be much on the bed, and the two children's frozen bones would hurt. After laying out the cloth, they sat down, and one of them took out the cloth bag he was carrying, and put the mouth of the cloth bag downward, and a bunch of square mahjong rushed to the table. They sat down laughing and talking loudly, as they had seen in every mahjong parlor. She was almost dizzy with anger, and she shoved the money in her pocket and strode towards them.

Cheng Jiahua seemed to be paying attention to her movements all the time, and when he saw her coming over, he hurriedly stood up, under the pretext that he was going to pour tea for everyone, and walked to the kitchen with Hedi's hand. He struggled vigorously and scolded in a low voice: "You are too nonsense! You brought those people into your house to gamble! You can't go to the mahjong parlor to gamble, you still bring them home! Look at me, look at Xiao Yan and Xiao Lin, where has your conscience gone! Have they all been eaten by dogs! ”

Cheng Jiahua dragged her all the way to the kitchen, shook off her hand vigorously, stretched out his index finger and pointed at Hetu's forehead, and said viciously: "If you do something for me, I won't take a penny home in the future!" It's all starving! Who can be afraid of whom! ”

He was extremely angry, suppressed but couldn't help but scream: "You are really crazy! You lunatic! You have to destroy this family, me, and two children, and you will be satisfied! ”

"Yes, that's it!" Cheng Jiahua's face became more and more hideous, his body seemed to hide a vicious beast, revealing its true face at this time, "It was my parents' idea to marry you, I didn't want to marry a daughter-in-law at all, and you are willing to have a child, my parents urged me, I have a fart relationship, I don't care about anything, just shake my hands and leave, I see how I will live without you girls in the future!" ”

He choked on the angry scolding that surged to her throat, and she looked at Cheng Jiahua blankly, feeling a little scared. He's right, what would she do with her two children if he did leave with him? Although she is so strong, she can only rely on him materially, she can't do anything, she has no culture, no way, she can't find a job with two children to make money to support her family, not to mention that such a big yard has to rely on her to tidy up, she is a weak woman, she really can't support so many affairs, she can only pin her hope of making money on her husband. But now that he was suddenly threatening her with this, she suddenly felt that something in her heart had collapsed, and a strong sense of insecurity hit her, suppressing her anger.

Cheng Jiahua saw that she didn't speak, so she just acquiesced, turned around and walked outside, walked to the kitchen door, suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "You boil some hot water, make a few bowls of tea and bring them to my brother." ”

He Tu was wooden in his heart, and he couldn't feel anything. She turned around and continued to work on the stove as if nothing had happened. After making tea, she asked Cheng Yan to bring it to them, and she moved a small bench and sat down on the steps outside. She really didn't want to hear their shouting and frolicking, nor did she want to smell the pickled smell of smoke mixed with all kinds of smells, the air outside was cool and fresh, and it seemed to wash her body a little, and calm her restless and desperate heart a little.

As she sat alone, letting the darkness around her gradually envelop her, she passed a figure in front of her and stopped in front of her, bringing with her the smell of dust on the construction site, but not very choking. He Tu looked up at him, his face could not be seen clearly in the darkness, and he only vaguely felt that he was looking at himself in confusion.

"Why are you sitting here?" Zheng Xi asked, looking into the living room with the door wide open, "Where is Jia Hua?" ”

"Hmm." He replied, and lowered his head again. Zheng Xi listened carefully to the movement in the living room, and when he looked at it from a distance, he knew what Cheng Jiahua was doing in the house again. He persuaded him last time not to gamble anymore, but he didn't expect him to bring someone else to his house to gamble. Looking at Hedi's listless and helpless appearance, Zheng Xi was embarrassed to put on a particularly bright smile, so he had to ask, "Jia Hua is gambling again?" ”

Don't go overboard, I don't want to talk to outsiders about this ugly incident at home.

Zheng Xi saw that she didn't answer, he glanced at the room again in embarrassment, he considered the words, and wanted to chat with Hedi, but Hedi's face was very stubborn and cold, so he unconsciously took two steps away from her, but he was unwilling, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "Is the situation at home better?" ”

Since the family's warehouse was moved here and started to be built, Zheng Xi has lived on this small construction site, and every time he passed by the door of Hetu's house, he heard them arguing eight times out of ten, and the sound was so loud that even if he stood in the far corner, he could hear it clearly. After going back and forth, he gradually learned about the situation of Hedi's family and the difficult and difficult life she is living now, and he also knew that she owed money outside, and now it has reached the point where there is no one to borrow, he really wants to help her solve the current predicament, but he doesn't talk much, and the two of them haven't even spoken a few times, and they are still alive on the surface, which makes him even more unable to open this mouth.

Listening to Zheng Xi's question, Hedi's self-esteem became sensitive again, she glanced at him sharply, and said, "If you want to find Cheng Jiahua, you go in and find him, what are you talking to me here." ”

Zheng Xi smiled, not minding the tone of her words, he thought for a while, and said, "If you are in difficulty, I can lend you money...... Although the words were more straightforward, they finally made a start and let him say what was in his heart.

He Tuhuo stood up suddenly, and she sneered: "If you have a lot of money, you go to the street, don't show off with me here." With that, she lifted the bench and turned and walked quickly into the door.

Zheng Xi looked at her back wistfully and sighed lowly. He is not a person who is good at talking, he can't say a word about the scene, and he also becomes annoyed when he sees that his kindness has provoked Hedi. After turning around the door twice, he reluctantly glanced at the kitchen and turned to leave.

Hetu had been standing in the corner of the window and observing his movements.

She suddenly felt that this person was very strange, but she couldn't tell where the strangeness was. She pondered his state of mind and what he had said, and her heart began to shake. It's so difficult at home right now, maybe it's really okay...... But immediately, she shook her head vigorously and threw the thought out of her head. She wasn't really to the point where she was going to ask for food, so why grovel to a stranger for money. She closed the curtains with a bang, turned around with a straight face, and yelled at Cheng Yan, who was playing: "Sleep!" Also play! Know how to play all day long! What else do you know besides playing! ”

Cheng Yan raised his head and glanced at her in confusion, and put down the rough toy in his hand.

He Tu stepped forward to pick up Cheng Lin, took Cheng Yan's hand and walked in the direction of the bedroom. When she was passing through Jiahua and his group of fox friends, she didn't even turn her head coldly, and even when someone greeted her, she pretended not to hear. Entering the bedroom, she slammed the door behind and took care of the two children to sleep, while she sat on the edge of the bed, looking out melancholy through the gap in the curtains.

Judging by their excitement, it seems that they must play all night. He Tu sighed, thinking helplessly, if she had followed her previous temper, she would have rushed out and turned over the table by now, and began to cross her waist and curse people, driving them all out of her house. But now she is tired, she has quarreled countless times, and she has beaten countless times, and she has overturned countless tables like this, but it has no effect at all, but has attracted endless scolding. She was tired and didn't want to fight anymore, and in such a situation, she chose silence and coldness, as if she wanted to desperately ignore the scene in front of her.

They played mahjong all night, and Hetu sat on the edge of the bed all night.

When the east began to gradually brighten, someone finally stretched and said tiredly: "It's dawn, I won't play anymore, I'm leaving." As if in response to his words, everyone else also stood up and said goodbye to Cheng Jiahua. Cheng Jiahua was still unsatisfied, and he wanted to pull them to continue playing, but their energy was really not as good as his, and after a few sentences, he left one after another. Cheng Jiahua sent them out the door, and after watching them gradually move away, he turned around and walked in. He yawned and walked briskly into the bedroom, not even washing his hands and face, and just going to lie down in bed and go to sleep.

He was silent, and as soon as he entered, he immediately got up and walked out, as if he did not want to share the air in a room with him. Cheng Jiahua didn't care, he kissed Cheng Lin, who was asleep, and lay down next to him, and after a while, he let out a shocking snoring sound. He Tu was already very annoyed in her heart, and when she heard his snoring, she was even more angry, she cleaned up the table as if venting, and deliberately made a lot of movement, wanting to announce her anger to him, but Cheng Jiahua slept so well and so deeply, as if even if the house collapsed, it couldn't wake him up, He Tu just smashed his hand, and he was angry. After cleaning up the table and the pile of mahjong that annoyed her, she hid in the kitchen and whimpered on the table and cried.