"Father Zhi'er, I can't bear the blame of the ancestors of your Liu family now, what do you call my family's are theirs? The two of us are still panting, so we dare to hurt the branches. Li said to Liu Wang with tears in his eyes.

Liu Wang's heart hurt sharply, he was just a small family business, far from being rich, so his brother and sister-in-law were so red-eyed. He only sighed, bent down and pressed his nephew's shoulder: "Fu Niu'er, my sister is a piece of meat that fell from my uncle's body." How your father and mother love you, and how your uncle loves your sister. ”

Fu Niu'er nodded, and shook her head after a while, obviously as if she didn't understand. Liu Zhi wanted to recuperate, just borrowed this excuse, and two days later, Liu Wang personally sent Fu Niu'er back to Qingliu Village, and saw his younger brother send his son back, Liu Da was unhappy: "What, brother, do you think your nephew has eaten more of your food?" You also care about a pair of chopsticks, you really have no conscience. ”

"Big brother, no," Liu Wang said the reason. Hearing that it was his son who almost drowned his younger brother's girl, Liu Da didn't have anything to say, but he and Zhang's both showed an indifferent expression, the girl was just a girl, and if she died, she died, and she didn't have the truth that the girl was more expensive than the kid. Liu snorted, it must be that his younger brother's ears were soft, and he was blown by the Li woman, and his nephew didn't care about it.

Liu Wang and the others wanted to thank their daughter's life-saving benefactor, but Li's mother didn't bother to pay attention to the mess at the time, only knowing that it was a young boy. The enthusiastic neighbors have already told Liu Wang that it was Li Da's adopted son named Li Chun, who rescued Liu Zhi.

Hearing that it was Li Chun, Liu Wang and Li both showed a subtle expression. Li Chun is an orphan, and he can't tell where he came from, who his father and mother are, and it seems that he was in this Huashi County overnight. The four- and five-year-old child picked up dead fish and rotten shrimp at the pier to fill his belly, watching the fisherman cut the fish, the scales and viscera were bloody, fishy and smelly. Some of them gave him a fish, half a loaf of bread, or a handful of money, and he happily accepted it, while others gave him nothing and did not say a word. I don't know which day he suddenly got on a certain boat, and followed a fisherman surnamed Li to call him uncle, and he had a name called Li Chun.

Everyone pities and dislikes this child, after all, his background is unknown; And Li Da is not a good person, he eats and drinks all day to make money, he is alone anyway, and he has a bad life, and if he provokes him, he will lie on the ground, and he will not get up if he does not achieve his goal, and his reputation is not very good.

On this day, someone came to deliver the fish, and Mama Li looked at the boy outside the door in surprise, black and thin, but with a pair of bright eyes, she was in good spirits, and she recognized that it was Li Chun who saved her girl that day. "Come in, the girl is sick, there are many things at home, and I haven't thanked you yet." Mother Li greeted affectionately.

Li Chun was barefoot, his clothes were so ragged that they hung on his body, and he was holding a fish in his hand: "Is my sister sick?" I just happened to give her this fish to eat. ”

This is a silver carp weighing almost two catties, and Li's mother is happy to look at it: "Stewed tofu is just right, the girl likes fresh fish stewed tofu the most; Later, I will cut two pieces of white tofu. As she put the fish in the tank, she said, "Little brother, rest, drink water, and I'll see what I have to eat." You take the money, you saved my girl, and I haven't thanked you properly. ”

Li Chun didn't take the money, he only lowered his head and looked at his bare feet, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Can I go and see my sister?" ”

Although it was already May, the river was not cold, but Liu Zhi was too young, and he was frightened, and when he came home, he had a fever and slept groggily for a few days, but today he is better. Li was sitting at the head of her bed talking to her, and when she heard what Li's mother said, Li hadn't spoken yet, and the willow branch was already about to crawl out of the quilt, shouting: "I want to see my little brother, I want to see my little brother." ”

Li Shi pressed her: "It's okay to see you when you're well, Zhi'er is a girl's house, and it's not good to see you when you're asleep." ”

The willow branch twisted like candy, and Mama Li also persuaded: "The lady is too careful, both of them are so big, what gossip can there be." "Li Chun is eight or nine years old at most.

Liu Zhi listened to what her mother said to behave well before letting her see her little brother, dressed her little coat neatly, quickly pulled two small braids in her hair, and sat obediently on the bed with a pillow, only a pair of big eyes. Seeing the little brother who saved herself coming in the door, she patted the quilt vigorously: "Little brother, come closer, let's talk" and called Mama Li, "Buy the best snacks, honey bean crisp, brown sugar cake, all of them." ”

She looked up at Li Chun: "Thank you for saving me." I've seen you before, and you're living in a boat by the river, aren't you? ”

Li Chun has dark skin, his teeth are dazzlingly white when he smiles, and his hair is short with only a layer of stubble, like a little monk: "My name is Li Chun, sister, are you better?" ”

Willow Branch took him by the hand and asked him to sit down, "My name is Willow Branch, and I'm all right." ”

The bed of willow branches is a frame bed made of jujube wood, small and exquisite, although the children are not fancy, just a simple style, but in Li Chun's eyes, it is already very remarkable; The room also has a sweet and sweet smell, it is Li Ma who raises a dish of yellow carob with water every day, because it is fragrant flowers, so although it is sweet but not greasy. Li Chun didn't dare to sit on the quilt embroidered with willow branches.

The willow branch was only full of thanks and joy to him, and did not care at all about his ragged clothes, and when he saw that he would not sit, he dragged him with both arms, and dragged him to the edge of the bed. Liu Zhi hugged Li Chun's arm, and the whole person was wrapped around him, chirping, like an old friend for many years. She didn't know how to look at her face, so she didn't notice Li Chun's uneasiness.

Li Shi looked at his daughter's unsuspecting appearance and had a headache, but a five-year-old girl and an eight- or nine-year-old boy couldn't say anything when it came to heaven, and he was too harsh but seemed unkind, after all, this boy was still his daughter's life-saving benefactor. Li just fiddled with the dim sum on the side, and had no intention of objecting.

Li Chun looked at the Li family a few times, and when he saw that she didn't mean to catch herself, he gradually relaxed and was able to talk to Liu Zhi. At this time, a loud voice sounded: "Xiaozhi, you fell into the river, wahahaha, tell me what's going on." The one who entered the room with a string of heartless laughter was a round little girl. She is really round, her eyes are round, her nose is round, her head, body and limbs are like glutinous rice balls rubbed out, and she feels happy when she looks at it. She wore an apricot-red shirt with a circle of flowers embroidered with gold thread and a silver collar.

"Wow, is this the little brother who saved you?" Feng Jiaojiao looked at Li Chun, full of curiosity. She is the daughter of Feng Youcai, the owner of Manxiang Building, Feng Youcai and Liu Wang have been neighbors since childhood, and they have always been good friends.