Xie Qiao went out of the school villa, because he was worried that Li Rong was injured and had difficulty moving, he did not rush straight to the house but took a slight detour to another place in the alley, and when he came to a house, he saw that the lights in the house were not lit, so he walked up the steps and knocked on the door, no one responded, the young man was puzzled for a while, so he stood under the eaves and waited, but he didn't see the man return with nearly a stick of incense, and finally he could only leave first.

As soon as it was dark, the residents in the alleys were some relatively poor ordinary people, except for a few houses that still had lights on, the rest had gone to bed early, Xie Qiao walked all the way, and occasionally heard the restless voices of adults scolding his children, and he finally made a choice in his heart.

Coming to the familiar yellow mud wall, the young man gently pushed open the courtyard door, because of the disrepair, it was inevitable to make a squeaking sound, he looked up, and there was a glimmer of light in the room gradually brightened, and then a voice came: "Bridge? Are you back? ”

Xie Qiao hurriedly responded: "Mother, it's me." ”

Close the courtyard door and walk briskly to the main house.

The woman in the room sat on the wooden stool next to the table, obviously waiting for the return of the young man, but she didn't want to waste the lamp in vain, and only turned on the lamp again after hearing the movement, there was a bowl of warm porridge on the table, and after hearing the reply, she quickly got up to open the door, and asked with concern as she walked: "Is there something wrong with the county government?" ”

Under the faint candlelight, Xie Qiao, who was standing outside the door, smiled brightly and explained to the woman: "No, I went to Mr. once, so I came back a little late." ”

The woman urged the young man into the house, and hurried to the stove to reheat the bowl of porridge that had been heated many times, and when she came out, she brought a plate of side dishes that had been prepared long ago, and sat quietly with a smile on her eyebrows, watching the young man sweep away the food on the table, and his face was full of happiness from beginning to end.

Xie Qiao found a euphemistic topic and asked casually: "Mother, is it different from the town outside?" ”

The woman's hand movements in the hands of the people who were cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks froze slightly, she remembered that the child used to always fantasize about going out to see the prosperous world outside, but after the joy of the family of three became the dependence of orphans and widows, she never heard the child say it again, I don't know why it was mentioned again today, the woman smiled softly: "It's different, when you are the year of the crown, you can go out to study and take a look by yourself." ”

The woman walked to the stove.

Xie Qiao felt a little guilty for no reason, he didn't want to hide his husband's injury, but he didn't want his husband to bother working for him anymore, especially after knowing his physical condition accurately, even more so, he didn't dare to tell his mother the truth, because it was useless, everything could only rely on himself, he raised his head and said to the back: "Mr. said that he was leaving, going to a place where he should go, and asked me if I would like to go with him." ”

For the gentleman of his own child, the woman is very familiar, get along with it, always make people feel like a spring breeze, and is also the life-saving benefactor of the mother and son, I heard that the old gentleman is about to leave and is willing to take Xie Qiao with him, only to understand why Xie Qiao will suddenly ask just now, which is also missing a lot of her worries, she sat back in her place, although she is unwilling to give up in her heart, but she is also unwilling to ruin the child's future, who does not want to hope that the son will be Jackie Chan, the woman is no exception, forced herself to say cheerfully: "Very good, Master Sui is willing to leave with you, and you don't have to wait until you are the year of the crown, and your mother is much more relieved. ”

Xie Qiao wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he couldn't help but speak, because he didn't want to leave with his husband, but to leave alone to fight for his own life.

This was the chance for the "senior brother" to give him his life, and it was also the only choice he had made after careful consideration.

The first time he met Mr. when he couldn't survive with his mother.

This time, it's for myself.

The woman who thought she had guessed Xie Qiao's mind sat down next to the child, hugged him into her arms, and comforted her softly: "Don't worry about your mother, just send a letter back to report your mother's safety when you get there, it's not that you can't come back, every festival and New Year's Day, you can also come back to see your mother's relatives." ”

The woman then advised: "Stay by Mr. and study hard, listen to Mr. Sui's words, it is a blessing for our mother and son to meet Mr. Sui, cherish this good fate, start and finish well, be a teacher for one day and a father for life." ”

Xie Qiao nodded a little choked, not daring to speak.

The woman gently patted the child's back, and her vision was a little blurry when she looked at the candle on the table, but she still tried her best to suppress her emotions, and said slowly: "Qiao'er, Master Sui gave you the word "Taizhen", which means that you are an adult, and the man can't cry if he has tears, and he can't cry, and Qiao'er will have a chance in the future..."

Speaking of this, the woman suddenly laughed, "In the future, Qiao'er will have a future, ride a white horse, wear a red robe, and return to your hometown with beautiful scenery, and the neighbors will have to call you a thank you, at that time, if people know that you are a crying nose, it will make people laugh." ”

Xie Qiao just responded with his mouth, but he didn't dare to promise anything, let alone say anything arrogant, he knew his ability, and he didn't have that ability, he went to say goodbye, whether it was life or death is still unknown, to say that it is good to say that he has no ambition, contentment and happiness, and to say that it is difficult to say that it is a salted fish, after all, being a scout is the biggest dream of a teenager.

When the child was in a stable mood, the woman said, "All right, go and rest, for you must be tired from the day." ”

Xie Qiao was still relieved of Li Rongxian, and said: "When I came back, I went to Uncle Li's house, he didn't know where he went, I want to go and see it again." ”

When it came to Li Rongxian, the woman was both grateful and helpless, grateful for his care of her children, helpless because of his temperament, her mouth was flowery, and she wondered: "What's wrong with Li Zhu?" ”

Xie Qiao still concealed what happened in the street, but said: "Uncle Li was rewarded by the county lieutenant in the county office. ”

The woman smiled lightly, "Go, go early and return early, and pay attention to safety on the road." ”

Xie Qiao, who came to Li Rongxian's residence again, did not pounce again this time, and knocked on the door, "Uncle Li, I'm Xie Qiao." ”

Li Rongxian also just arrived home not long ago, after all, he failed to get that for the young man, he was very depressed, as for why he was not slapped to death, it may be due to his early experience in joining the army and Huo Tongfang's "righteous speech", after hearing that voice, he sighed on the bed, the hemp rope was broken in detail, life only deceived people, and said weakly: "Xie Qiao, wait, uncle will come soon." ”

Li Rong, who was limping, opened the door first, and before he could say anything, the young man supported him and took the lead in asking, "Uncle Li, are you feeling better?" I've been here before and found out you're not at home, where have you been? ”

The man asked Xie Qiao to come into the house to speak, and said guiltily: "Uncle is fine, I went to see a friend." ”

Xie Qiao was curious, "Friend? How come I've never heard of you? ”

Li Rongxian smiled bitterly: "A fellow villager, I haven't been in contact for a long time, so don't mention it." ”

Xie Qiao snorted, and no longer asked the bottom of the matter, helped the man back to the bed, walked to the stove room familiarly, and said, "Uncle Li, I'll make you something to eat, and by the way, I'll fry the medicine for you, you remember to drink it." ”

didn't give Li Rong any chance to refuse, the young man was already busy over there, and after hesitating for a long time, he still asked, "Did your husband and mother know about it?" ”

Xie Qiao squatted not far away to take care of the fire, did not turn his head, and gave a vague reply: "My mother and husband are fine." ”

The young man continued: "Mr. is leaving, I will go with Mr. at that time, Uncle Li, you don't have to worry about me, you just need to heal your own injuries, I already know a better way to heal myself." ”

Of course, Xie Qiao didn't dare to pull the tiger skin as a banner and say that existed, otherwise Li Rongxian not only didn't believe it, but also lost his heart and went crazy for the young man.

Who would believe that one day a big man who has disappeared and disappeared in an alley full of chicken feces and dog feces will suddenly appear, and that person is still his "senior brother" Xie Qiao, who has mud legs, which is like telling others: A dragon appeared in a ditch with only small fish and shrimp, which makes people feel even more fantastical.

Li Rong first walked in the rugged and bumpy path of martial arts, and his realm was not high, but he had lived for most of his life, and his vision was still there, he knew that there was indeed more than one way to cure Xie Qiao, and he wondered for a while, did Xie Qiao's child have some adventures, the road to the sky, or did Xie Qiao's husband know about his situation, so he wanted to take him away to ask for medicine? He asked in a deep voice: "Xie Qiao, you tell Uncle Li honestly, I know that I can't help you for anything, and it is because of me that I let you suffer this disaster, but you can't make up nonsense to make Uncle feel at ease!" You're not a kid who can lie! ”

Xie Qiao took a deep breath, then turned his head, looked at Li Rongxian, and said with a sincere expression: "Really, what Xie Qiao said is true. ”

Li Rong first stared at the young man's clear eyes, trying to find some flaws in them, and asked, "Does your husband already know about your injury?" ”

The man's step by step is pressing, with Shentu Xinfang's cover, Xie Qiao, he can hide from Mr., he can hide from his mother, but he may not be able to hide from Li Rongxian, who is the party concerned, in case Uncle Li goes to ask Mr. The truth will be revealed, but he can only choose one way to go to the black, and nodded without hesitation, "I know, so my husband and I will choose to leave Pingyang!" ”

Xie Qiao is now like a terminally ill person, he doesn't want to see his mother's powerlessness after he knows, his heart is like ashes, and he doesn't want to see his husband bothering and running around after he knows, and obviously the "senior brother" also doesn't want to see the latter do this, he doesn't want to and can't ask the "senior brother" to give him anything, because he has an intuition, and he only asks for that even the chance of nine deaths will be gone.

Li Rong asked again, "Then does your mother know?" ”

Xie Qiao shook his head, "I don't know!" ”

Li Rong nodded abruptly first, and then fell silent.

It wasn't until Xie Qiao was busy with everything and was about to leave after crossing the threshold that he heard Li Rong speak again: "Be careful in everything, the road outside is not easy to walk." ”

Xie Qiao closed the door, stopped and stood under the eaves, looking up at the night sky, "Uncle Li, can you grant me a request?" Don't let my mother know until I come back! ”

"Li Rong can do it first!"

Xie Qiao retracted his gaze and walked out, and he finally said softly, "Thank you." ”