Chen Jixing smiled and stepped forward quickly, picked up the little tiger and lifted it high, shook it around, and then kissed the little guy's chubby face hard.

"Fourth uncle! The beard pricked me! Little Tiger laughed and dodged.

Everyone giggled.

Gu Qi bowed slightly to everyone, and then said to Chen Jixing: "Fourth brother, the journey is smooth, I hope you will return early." ”

Chen Jixing happily returned the little tiger to him and said, "Okay! Thanks! ”

At this time, Chen Xingling stepped forward with a large backpack with some drums.

"Fourth brother, you gave me a generous gift, and I have to pay you a tribute in return."

Then, she unloaded her large backpack and handed it to him.

Chen Jixing originally thought it was something heavy, but he took it lightly, and couldn't help asking, "What is it?" ”

"Life rafts." Chen Xingling lowered his voice: "Don't open it usually, you may not be able to put it back after opening it." In case of special circumstances, quickly unzip the zipper and throw it into the water, and the life raft will open automatically. ”

Chen Jixing was slightly surprised and asked, "Where did it come from?" Does it really work? There is everything on board, and it should not be used. ”

"It's very easy to carry." Chen Xingling smiled bitterly: "You just bring it, there is a distress signal and a life jacket inside." Hopefully you won't need it all the time. ”

Chen Jixing nodded and said softly: "Okay, then I'll take it." ”

Then he rubbed his sister's head, waved to the crowd, and hurried aboard.

The moment he reached the deck, he looked down and smiled heartily.

"Wait, everyone! Next time, I will definitely bring a beautiful daughter-in-law back to get married! ”

Everyone was already sad, and when he shouted like this, they all laughed in surprise.

"Fourth! Really?! ”

"You kid have to talk about it!"

"You're right! Mari bring it back! ”

Chen Jixing smiled and turned his head.

Liu Peiyun's eyes were red from crying again, and she wiped her tears lowly.

Chen Xingling watched the back of the fourth brother gradually disappear, and his eyes were red unconsciously.

In the original book, the fourth brother is a small supporting role, and the number of appearances is pitiful, but he is a good brother who loves his sister very much, and he is also a good son who loves his parents and brothers.

The book records that the fourth brother ran away all the year round, and did not retire to his hometown until he was in his fifties, and did not marry a wife or have children or find an old wife to live with until he died, and he died alone.

Fortunately, his nephews and nieces are very filial, and they go back to take care of one or two from time to time, so that his later life will not be too bleak.

It turned out that when he was young, he had fallen in love with a foreign woman, and then the woman finally applied for an entry visa and planned to return to China to marry him, but on the way back, he encountered a big storm, and the big ship deviated from the track and hit a big reef.

The fourth brother was loyal to his duties, could not leave his post one step, and actively participated in the rescue.

Later, when the big ship tilted, the woman and several crew members accidentally fell into the sea and lost their traces, and the fourth brother and the rescue boat searched for several days in the nearby waters, but they could not find the woman's figure, and finally they could only return to China alone.

Since then, no matter who introduces the fourth brother to the object, no matter how good the other party's conditions are, the fourth brother refuses.

The foreign woman is gone, and his heart is dead, and he has been with the sea all his life, accompanying her soul.

The others asked about the woman, but he refused to answer a word, only shook his head in silence.

The family was heartbroken when they saw him, and no one dared to talk about this topic anymore, nor did they help him to discuss the marriage.

The old father and the old mother have a lot of sons and grandchildren, and they also sympathize with their sons with deep affection, and do not force him, but support him with a tolerant and considerate heart.

Chen Xingling felt sorry for the lonely fourth brother in his later years, but he didn't know how to help him.

A few days ago, I picked out a gift for the fourth brother in the supermarket space, and I didn't feel suitable to come and go, until I saw two life rafts and a few sets of life jackets in the field rescue items area, and I finally made up my mind.

There are life jackets in the life raft, as well as survival signals, etc., hoping to help the fourth brother or his lover at a critical moment.

As far as she knows, it will be either this year's voyage or next year. According to the fourth brother's rhetoric just now, most of it is this time.

Hope it helps.

……

The busy and fulfilling days are in a hurry, and it is July in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the college entrance examination is approaching, the school's learning tasks are very heavy, and the teachers have tried their best to prepare the exam questions for the students, just so that the students can achieve satisfactory results in the college entrance examination next week.

In the sixth month of the lunar calendar, the south has entered the scorching summer stage, the hot sun is hanging high, and the heat wave is rolling everywhere.

The weather is too hot, and the students who are immersed in learning every day have little appetite to eat, and Chen Xingling is no exception.

Since the beginning of summer, she and Jia Shuanghua have taken aluminum lunch boxes and will go to eat under the big banyan tree in front of the school teacher's dormitory, coveting a little bit of coolness that is rare in summer.

Usually they arrive first, but Ma Dali and his sister come a little later.

As usual, Chen Xingling would give some food to the two of them.

"It was too hot today, and in the morning I prepared a mix of cucumbers and a couple of sweet potatoes. There are a lot of sweet potatoes, so you can eat them with the help of one or two. ”

"Thank you, Sister Ling!" Ma March happily thanked: "I like to eat sweet potatoes the most!" ”

Ma Dali glanced at his sister dotingly, and whispered: "You like everything that classmate Chen brings, and there is nothing you don't like." ”

Several of the girls laughed.

Jia Shuanghua was also familiar with their brothers and sisters, and asked with concern: "Why didn't Sifang come?" ”

"Junior high school is on vacation." Ma Dali explained: "She stayed at home to work, and she had to go to the fields to help sooner or later. ”

Their backyard turned out to be a wasteland, and the feeling of hunger was so uncomfortable that they had to learn how to farm and grow vegetables, and reclaimed the wasteland one after another.

Since Chen Xingling gave him a lot of vegetable seeds and melon seeds, plus some rice or meat every once in a while, their family finally got through the most difficult time.

Now I can use some vegetables or melons and fruits to exchange food with my neighbors, and basically I don't have to go hungry, and most of them can make up enough for three meals.

At first, Chen Xingling gave him something to eat, but he didn't dare to accept it, and even quietly wondered if she was interesting to him.

Who knew that she had been frank and generous, which scared him to quickly put away his thoughts that he shouldn't have.

Later, when he heard his classmates talk about her taking leave to get married, he secretly saddened himself for several days. However, he is a person who has no time to engage in children's affection, and soon devotes himself to learning and working to make money.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xingling said that she had been married for several years, and this time she asked for leave to go back to her hometown to do the marriage for her brother-in-law.

couldn't be a target, he quickly adjusted his mentality and became a good classmate and friend with Chen Xingling.

Chen Xingling said that her subject works in a shipyard and has a high salary, so there are no problems in daily life.

There is usually some surplus of food and drink at home. I couldn't raise chickens and pigs in the suite, and it was a pity to throw away the rest of the things, so I asked their brothers and sisters to help eat as much as possible.

Ma Dali knew that she had good intentions, and in order to protect their self-esteem, she would make up such a white lie. He secretly swore that he would repay her well in the future, and he would go to the soup and go to the fire.

With Chen Xingling's secret help, their family finally came to an end and ushered in a glimmer of dawn.

"Big brother, I'm full." Ma March handed him the last sweet potato and muttered, "I'll go to the small cafeteria to get some hot water first." ”

"Go after eating!" Ma Dali pulled his sister back and whispered: "I have enough to eat here, you can go when you are full." ”

Ma March shook his head: "I'm really full." Big brother, you have to go to the dock to carry goods after school in the afternoon, you need to eat more. ”

With that, she ran away.

Chen Xingling listened to the whispers of their brother and sister, and pretended to ask casually, "Da Li, which university are you going to apply for?" ”